Further experiments and observations on the influence of the brain on the generation of animal heat
In some former experiments it was found, that in an animal from whom the head was removed, the circulation of the blood might be maintained by means of artificial respiration; that under these circumstances the blood underwent the usual changes of colour in the two capillary systems, and carbonic ac...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rspl.1800.0254 2024-06-02T08:05:11+00:00 Further experiments and observations on the influence of the brain on the generation of animal heat 1832 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1800.0254 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1800.0254 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London volume 1, page 439-439 ISSN 0365-5695 2053-9142 journal-article 1832 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1800.0254 2024-05-07T14:16:24Z In some former experiments it was found, that in an animal from whom the head was removed, the circulation of the blood might be maintained by means of artificial respiration; that under these circumstances the blood underwent the usual changes of colour in the two capillary systems, and carbonic acid was evolved from the lungs, but no heat was generated, and the animal cooled more rapidly than a dead animal of the same size. In the present communication, some experiments are detailed, which were instituted with a view to the further elucidation of this subject. An apparatus was constructed for the purpose of measuring the air consumed in respiration; and two series of experiments were instituted,—the first to ascertain the quantity of air consumed by animals breathing under ordinary circumstances; and the second to ascertain the quantity consumed by animals which are made to breathe artificially after the functions of the brain are destroyed. It was found, that in animals breathing under these different circumstances, there is little or no difference in the quantity of oxygen which disappears, and of carbonic acid, which is evolved in a given space of time; but that it uniformly happens, that where the functions of the brain are suspended, no heat is generated; and that the animal cools more rapidly than a dead animal. Article in Journal/Newspaper Carbonic acid The Royal Society Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1 439 439 |
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In some former experiments it was found, that in an animal from whom the head was removed, the circulation of the blood might be maintained by means of artificial respiration; that under these circumstances the blood underwent the usual changes of colour in the two capillary systems, and carbonic acid was evolved from the lungs, but no heat was generated, and the animal cooled more rapidly than a dead animal of the same size. In the present communication, some experiments are detailed, which were instituted with a view to the further elucidation of this subject. An apparatus was constructed for the purpose of measuring the air consumed in respiration; and two series of experiments were instituted,—the first to ascertain the quantity of air consumed by animals breathing under ordinary circumstances; and the second to ascertain the quantity consumed by animals which are made to breathe artificially after the functions of the brain are destroyed. It was found, that in animals breathing under these different circumstances, there is little or no difference in the quantity of oxygen which disappears, and of carbonic acid, which is evolved in a given space of time; but that it uniformly happens, that where the functions of the brain are suspended, no heat is generated; and that the animal cools more rapidly than a dead animal. |
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